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7/26/2023 11:35:00 PM
Paris Saint-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has refused to meet officials from Al-Hilal, dealing a potentially fatal blow to the Saudis' ambitious hopes of completing a world record 300-million-euro ($333 million) swoop.
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6/25/2023 10:21:40 AM
Braving the scorching Saudi heat, Mecca resident Amer Abdullah distributed free tea and bread to worshippers performing the annual hajj pilgrimage, honouring a long-standing tradition in Islam's holiest city.
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4/15/2023 10:47:00 AM
Scores of prisoners of war, including Saudis, were freed on Saturday as part of a cross-border exchange between a Saudi-led military coalition and Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the International Committee of the Red Cross said.
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4/8/2023 9:46:13 PM
Saudi Arabia on Saturday released over a dozen war prisoners to their rivals, the Houthi rebels in Yemen, a Houthi official said. The release came as Omani officials arrived in the Yemeni capital as part of international efforts to end Yemen’s years-long conflict.
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3/10/2023 4:37:49 PM
The US is aware of reports that Iran and Saudi Arabia have resumed diplomatic ties, a White House National Security Council spokesperson said, but referred further details to the Saudis.
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2/17/2023 2:38:24 PM
Saudi Arabia has joined the race to buy Manchester United ahead of Friday's nominal deadline, according to a report in Britain's Daily Telegraph, raising the stakes in what could be the most lucrative deal in sports history.
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1/17/2023 9:29:17 AM
Amid Yemen’s longest-ever pause in fighting — more than nine months — Saudi Arabia and its rival, the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, have revived back-channel talks, hoping to strengthen the informal cease-fire and lay out a path for a negotiated end to the long civil war, according to Yemeni, Saudi and U.N. officials.
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12/31/2022 7:37:11 PM
Only hours after Cristiano Ronaldo penned a two-year contract with Saudi Arabia's Al Nassr, crowds flocked to a football kit store in Riyadh to buy the five-time Ballon d'Or winner's new club jersey.
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11/2/2022 10:50:56 AM
Saudi Arabia has shared intelligence with American officials that suggests Iran could be preparing for an imminent attack on the kingdom, three U.S. officials said Tuesday.
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6/26/2022 2:17:19 PM
Iraq's caretaker prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran on Sunday, state TV reported, on a visit aimed at reactivating Baghdad-mediated talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran.
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4/23/2022 10:11:09 PM
Iran resumed talks with regional rival Saudi Arabia months after secret Baghdad-brokered talks were suspended, state-linked media reported Saturday.
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3/24/2022 2:25:06 PM
Japan qualified for a seventh successive World Cup after beating Australia 2-0 in Sydney and ending the Socceroos' chances of automatic qualification on Thursday.
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2/1/2022 3:18:08 PM
A first-half goal from Takumi Minamino set Japan on the way to beating Saudi Arabia 2-0 at Saitama Stadium on Tuesday and keeping the host on course for a seventh successive World Cup appearance.
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1/29/2022 10:32:39 PM
Houthi fire from Yemen this month on the UAE, traditionally a haven of security in the turbulent Middle East, stirred alarm at home and abroad, but for many Saudis, it's nothing new.
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12/3/2021 3:33:48 PM
Lebanon's information minister resigned Friday, saying he hoped the much anticipated move will open the way for easing an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Arab countries. That crisis has added to immense economic troubles facing Lebanon, already mired in a financial meltdown.
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12/3/2021 12:10:35 PM
Lebanon's information minister is expected to announce his resignation Friday, in a bid to ease an unprecedented diplomatic crisis with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries.
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12/1/2021 9:59:37 PM
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates said Wednesday they detected their first cases of the new coronavirus variant, recording the first known instances of omicron infections in the Persian Gulf region.
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11/1/2021 6:09:35 PM
Lebanon's foreign minister on Monday called for talks with Saudi Arabia to ease a spiraling diplomatic row sparked by remarks made by the Lebanese information minister on the Yemen war.
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10/5/2021 10:39:15 AM
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5/17/2021 12:57:05 PM
'It's a great feeling, thank God, we are happy, especially after the difficult period we and the entire world have suffered,' said a passenger waiting in the departure lounge of King Khalid International Airport
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